The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 178 new and confirmedcases of Covid-19 today with 2 new deaths, November 20th. Pattaya News

Chonburi announces 178 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 2 new deaths

Saturday, 20 November 2021, 12:03

Highlights:

• 178 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

• 191 people recovered and were released from medical care

• 2 new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 178 new and confirmedcases of Covid-19 today with 2 new deaths, November 20th.

This makes a total of 105,821 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 2,270 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 749 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.

Additionally, 191 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 102,802 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.

Only four cases out of 2,270 were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia.

In total, 1,790,730 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 76.89 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 283,508 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 76.64 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 29, Si Racha 50, Banglamung (Pattaya) 30, Panat Nikhom 7, Sattahip 9, Ban Bueang 2, Phan Thong 10, Bor Thong 3, Ko Chan 3, Nong Yai 1,  Soldiers in Sattahip 19, and 18 people transferred from other provinces for medical care

The details on the cases are as follows:

1. Work and stayed in Rayong, transferred from other provinces for medical care, 19 cases
2. Cluster soldiers in Sattahip, 19 cases
3. Risky occupations meeting many people, 4 cases
4. 1 medical personal
5. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 43 cases, in workplaces – 44 cases, close friends – 10 cases, and joined parties – 4 case
6. Close contact of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 5 cases
7. 29 cases, in general, are under investigation as to how they contracted Covid-19